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Data table for chart 6
Homicides, by most common type of method, 1980 to 2010
Chart 6
Homicides, by most common type of method, 1980 to 2010
| Year |
Shootings |
Stabbings |
Beatings |
| rate per 100,000 population |
| 1980 |
0.80 |
0.56 |
0.48 |
| 1981 |
0.80 |
0.71 |
0.62 |
| 1982 |
0.99 |
0.72 |
0.49 |
| 1983 |
0.88 |
0.68 |
0.60 |
| 1984 |
0.89 |
0.74 |
0.46 |
| 1985 |
0.86 |
0.88 |
0.47 |
| 1986 |
0.67 |
0.63 |
0.48 |
| 1987 |
0.76 |
0.70 |
0.51 |
| 1988 |
0.63 |
0.63 |
0.52 |
| 1989 |
0.80 |
0.62 |
0.47 |
| 1990 |
0.71 |
0.77 |
0.47 |
| 1991 |
0.97 |
0.80 |
0.51 |
| 1992 |
0.87 |
0.74 |
0.53 |
| 1993 |
0.68 |
0.67 |
0.40 |
| 1994 |
0.68 |
0.53 |
0.37 |
| 1995 |
0.60 |
0.62 |
0.41 |
| 1996 |
0.72 |
0.66 |
0.44 |
| 1997 |
0.65 |
0.56 |
0.38 |
| 1998 |
0.50 |
0.62 |
0.41 |
| 1999 |
0.54 |
0.47 |
0.41 |
| 2000 |
0.60 |
0.49 |
0.42 |
| 2001 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
0.39 |
| 2002 |
0.48 |
0.58 |
0.40 |
| 2003 |
0.51 |
0.45 |
0.38 |
| 2004 |
0.54 |
0.64 |
0.43 |
| 2005 |
0.69 |
0.61 |
0.45 |
| 2006 |
0.58 |
0.64 |
0.37 |
| 2007 |
0.57 |
0.58 |
0.35 |
| 2008 |
0.60 |
0.60 |
0.37 |
| 2009 |
0.53 |
0.62 |
0.34 |
| 2010 |
0.50 |
0.48 |
0.34 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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